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Sacrifices	by AM Kirkby Feb. 06, 2012	3517 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A M Kirkby writes a wide range of fiction, including fantasy, SF and historical novels and short stories.
Alice and the World of Shadow II---a short preview	by Ernest Kinnie, PhD Feb. 06, 2012	5716 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: The goal of my writings is to expand what you can feel, what you can think, and what you can become. They range from self-help psychology books to the wild adventures of a young girl, Alice, who can dance with the Shadow World. Iâ€™m a retired psychologist, using a lifetime of experience to create entertaining and useful books for your enjoyment and personal growth. A warning! The books and plays are not intended for the easily offended! Adult language is used when appropriate to the narrative, as in ALICE, and techniques for enhancing sexuality are given in THE MAGIC THEATER II.
After the Great Muskie Hunt	by J.G. Sandom Feb. 05, 2012	4180 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: J. G. Sandom, often referred to as the "Father of Interactive (Internet) Advertising," co-founded the world's first interactive advertising agency, Einstein and Sandom Interactive (EASI), in 1984, before launching an award-winning writing career. He is the author of nine works of fiction, including THE GOD MACHINE; GOSPEL TRUTHS; THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB; THE WAVE; KISS ME, I'M DEAD; and CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER. Born in Chicago (December 19th, 1956), raised in Europe, and a graduate of Amherst College (where he won the Academy of American Poets Prize), Sandom moved to New York City in 1979 where, for the next five years, he worked as a freelance copy writer, public relations and advertising executive, and corporate spokesperson trainer for such companies as Hill & Knowlton and Ketchum Inc. INTERNET PIONEER In 1984, Sandom co-founded Einstein and Sandom Interactive (EASI), the nation's first interactive advertising agency. It grew to become the largest digital marketing services firm when it was purchased by D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles in 1994. Sandom continued to manage EASI on behalf of DMB&B through 1996. EASI clients included: Procter & Gamble, General Motors and Mars Incorporated/Uncle Ben's Rice, among others; plus several non-DMB&B clients such as Citibank, Compaq, McDonnell Douglas, and Merck & Co. From January 1997 through October 1999, Sandom served as Director of Interactive at OgilvyOne Worldwide, a division of Ogilvy & Mather, where he grew the company from a loss of $2 million to an estimated $100 million in revenues in 30 months, and from 12 "permalancers" to 650 digital marketing specialists worldwide. In 1998, OgilvyInteractive was named "Best Interactive Ad Agency" of the year by Adweek, and won two premier Cyber Lions awards at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. OgilvyInteractive's clients included: IBM, GTE, Ameritrade, and Ford Motor Company. From November 1999 through October 2003, Sandom served as President and CEO, and then Vice Chairman of RappDigital Worldwide, the interactive arm of direct marketing/direct response agency giant Rapp Collins Worldwide, an Omnicom Company. Within a year of inception, RappDigital became one of the nation's "Top Twenty" interactive ad agencies, according to Adweek. Sandom was responsible for executive management of the company, and its growth to more than $40MM in revenues in the U.S., with 300+ employees worldwide, and offices throughout North America, Europe and Latin America - at a time of industry contraction. RappDigital Network clients included SBC Communications, Mercedes-Benz, Philips Consumer Electronics, Pfizer, and Reuters, among others. AUTHOR Following the release of THE SEED OF ICARUS (1975) and THE BLUE MEN (1981), GOSPEL TRUTHS was published by Bantam/Doubleday/Dell in 1992 (and re-issued in 2007). Since then, Sandom has written six other novels, including THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB (Doubleday/Bantam/Dell), THE WAVE (Cornucopia Press) and THE GOD MACHINE (Random House/Bantam). Booklist called GOSPEL TRUTHS, "a splendid, tautly woven thriller...(and) an intelligent mystery of tremendous spiritual and literary depth." Library Journal said, "A masterful first novel, based on a true incident, which spins a complicated web of corruption, greed and deception." And Mostly Murder characterized it, "A fascinating mystery ... captivating and engrossing." Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and Ordinary Heroes, called THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB, "A gripping story, well-told...not only a tale of murder and betrayal, but an intelligent exploration of issues of male identity." Kirkus Reviews termed the book, "A Big Apple Deliverance, endowing New York culture with all the corrosively dehumanizing power of Dickey's wild nature...Slickly entertaining right down to the last, inevitable twist. (Film rights to Warner Brothers -- and there's no mystery why.)" And Booklist said, "(Sandom) writes with stunning elegance and nearly poetic beauty...A sure hit with any suspense reader." THE WALL STREET MURDER CLUB was optioned for Warner Bros. by Lee Rich for theatrical development; screenplay by Ronald Bass, with Joel Schumacher scheduled to direct. While known mostly as a writer of thrillers and mysteries, Sandom is also the author of several award-winning Young Adult (YA) novels, originally released under pen name T.K. Welsh, including KISS ME, I'M DEAD (formerly titled THE UNRESOLVED - August 2006) and CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER (formerly titled RESURRECTION MEN - Spring 2007), both from Penguin/Dutton. New editions of both books have recently been released in softcover and eBook form under the author's birth name, and in a new collection titled TWO TEEN TERRORS, from Fangless Fables Press. Publishers Weekly called CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER, "A haunting tour of London's underclass during the 1830s...Teens will likely be both captivated by Victor's harrowing story as well as his ability to prevail in the face of harsh injustices." BIG A, little a called the novel, "A moody, evocative tale...(J.G. Sandom) is fast becoming one of my favorite writers. His work transcends genre and audience classification." VOYA said, "Teen readers will thoroughly enjoy the hair-raising suspense in this historical thriller." TeensReadToo termed it, "an intense, dark work...I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction." KLIATT said, "Like M.T. Anderson's The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this look at sinister events in history makes the era come alive and lingers in the memory." Jen Robinson's Book Page called the novel, "Gripping and fast-paced, filled with intriguing historical details...Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction." The Miss Rumphius Effect said, "(J.G. Sandom), where have you been? I loved this book!" And School Library Journal said, "Part historical fiction and part adventure story, the novel brings excitement to Victorian England...Readers will be on the edge of their seats." CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER has been named a Junior Library Guild selection. Ranked one of the Top Ten Children's Books of the year by the Washington Post, KISS ME, I'M DEAD was named a Notable Book for Teens by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, a Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Teen's Top Ten, and nominated for a Cybils literary award, a Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA) by the American Library Association (ALA), and recently added to Horn Book's list of Recommended American Historical Fiction. The Washington Post said, "(J.G. Sandom) writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction," and called the novel, "a subtle gem." School Library Journal said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way." Horn Book Magazine called the work, "A decidedly unconventional ghost story . . . (and) a tightly wound novel." Kirkus Reviews termed it, "A remarkable account." Romantic Times said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD is a book you shouldn't pass up." Midwest Book Review called the novel, "a wonderfully different kind of ghost story." And Bookslut.com said, "KISS ME, I'M DEAD scores on several levels, most notably as a drama that blows apart all preconceived notions of how history can be retold." THE GOD MACHINE was released in May, 2009. Caroline Thompson (author of Edward Scissorhands) said, "Move over, Dan Brown...All hail J.G. Sandom...(THE GOD MACHINE) is a thrilling and breathless, rapturously-written and mind-blowing read. It'll keep you up all night, turning pages as fast as your little fingers can manage." Bookpage.com said "Sandom has a knack for combining legendary gospels, ancient secrets, star-crossed lovers and Masonic puzzles to create a simmering stew of conspiracy, intrigue and danger that keeps the plot pot boiling until the very end." And the Historical Novels Review said, "History galore, violence, and intrigue fill the pages of this tightly plotted, twisting and turning adventure story, reminding one of a multilayered Russian matryoshka doll. The reader will also learn a great deal about da Vinci, Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and many more historical geniuses...Those who love numbers, physics, and a truly unpredictable, suspenseful mystery will relish the facts and ponderings replete in this well-written, mysterious spin-off of The Da Vinci Code. THE GOD MACHINE is a very impressive historical thriller!" Sandom's most recent novel, THE WAVE, was reissued in June 2010 by Cornucopia Press. Kirkus said, "Sandom's strength lies in the verve of his story, with writing that has both muscle . . . (and) brains . . . Races from improbable to crazywild, all in good fun, with Sandom always one step ahead . . . A story with enough manic energy to be worthy of a nuclear explosion." Sandom continues to consult in the world of interactive advertising and digital marketing communications through his Cyber Branding Solutions consultancy, and is currently working on a new novel. BOOKS The Seed of Icarus - 1975 The Blue Men - 1981 Gospel Truths - 1992, 2007 The Wall Street Murder Club - 1993 The Wave - 2002, 2010 Kiss me, I'm dead - 2006, 2010 Confessions of a Teenage Body Snatcher - 2007, 2010 The God Machine - 2009 Two Teen Terrors - 2010
Exerpt from Short Stories Pertaining to the Shepard Family	by David Reed Feb. 04, 2012	2113 words	Read a sample
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Dual Identity	by Esther Minskoff Feb. 04, 2012	118700 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: My life is split. The first part (the majority) was spent as a Professor of Special Education at James Madison University where I trained teachers to work with students with disabilities. I wrote two professional books. I authored "Teaching Reading to Struggling Learners," and co-authored "Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and ADHD" which has been translated into French and Korean. Upon retirement, I began writing novels which is more taxing intellectually than writing textbooks, and much more fun. There's just no way to include sex scenes in a book on teaching reading! However, the thought of my children reading such scenes is a bit worrisome. I have completed two novels, the first "Dirty Genes" has just been published by the miraculous technology afforded by Smashwords.
A Communion of Water and Blood	by Bernard Fancher Feb. 04, 2012	5389 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I live on a small and mostly defunct farm in western New York, where the events of a typical day include writing and walking my dogs--items not necessarily listed in order of priority. (At least not from the dogs' point of view.)
Fight Club (Cities of the Dead)	by William Young Feb. 03, 2012	3770 words	Read a sample
Author bio: William Young can fly helicopters and airplanes, drive automobiles, steer boats, rollerblade, water ski, snowboard, and ride a bicycle. His career as a newspaper reporter spanned more than a decade at five different newspapers. He has also worked as a golf caddy, flipped burgers at a fast food chain, stocked grocery store shelves, sold ski equipment, worked at a funeral home, unloaded trucks for a department store and worked as a uniformed security guard. He lives in a small post-industrial town along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.
The Pale Thane	by M.R. Hyde Feb. 02, 2012	9994 words	Read a sample
Author bio: With one foot firmly planted on the West coast and the other in the Rocky Mountains of the authorâ€™s youth, M.R.Hyde celebrates and explores the known and spiritual world. M.R.Hyde has written for religious purposes for nearly three decades and writes fiction for the sheer joy of words.
Tales of a Traveling Saleslady: The Cage	by Linda Aksomitis Feb. 02, 2012	3576 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Linda Aksomitis has been snowmobiling for nearly 40 years and spent a decade on snowmobile race tracks around North America. Her 2003 young adult novel, Snowmobile Challenge, was a finalist in the Saskatchewan Book Awards. It has been re-released in 2011 as an e-book. Her first nonfiction snowmobile book, Snowmobile Adventures: The incredible Canadian success story from Bombardier to the Villeneuves, is available in print and e-book formats. She also has a third snowmobile book, an illustrated history of the many forms of snowmobile racing, through Iconografix. Titled Illustrated Guide to Snowmobile Racing, it's available in print format through various bookstores. The book has 100 full color photos and 100 black and white, with all but three taken by Linda Aksomitis at snowmobile race tracks across North America. After publishing her first books in e-book format in 2000, Linda went on to publish 16 books with traditional publishers in five different countries. She has published fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, ranging from a picture book through to textbooks. Currently, she is self-publishing her out-of-print books, along with previously unpublished books, in e-book format. Linda is also a travel writer and photojournalist. Linda has a Masters degree in education and is an e-Instructor in both the Library Technician and Business Administration programs for Credenda Virtual High School & College. She also teaches an online course called Introduction to Internet Writing Markets, which is available through community colleges around the world.
Before Dark, and After	by Bernard Fancher Feb. 01, 2012	5198 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I live on a small and mostly defunct farm in western New York, where the events of a typical day include writing and walking my dogs--items not necessarily listed in order of priority. (At least not from the dogs' point of view.)
Guaicaipuro's Gold	by Jose Rodriguez Jan. 31, 2012	3230 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Biography I was Born in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish parents. I came to the U.S. in 1980 to study; my parents were glad to buy me a one-way ticket and helped me pack my bags. B.S in Aeronautical Engineering and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Since then I have worked as an engineer and a computer programmer in the structural timber industry. I'm a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. I used to skydive until I busted a knee in my 985th jump. I took up bicycling and now I'm an avid mountain biker having busted a few body parts and cracked a few helmets on rocky, steep Colorado trails. I enjoy cross country riding at night and down hilling at ski resorts during the summer days. I race BMX. I used to fly small airplanes but let private license expire because it got expensive. Publishing Credits Published work: â€œThe Tomato King,â€ Summer 1994, Saint Josephâ€™s Magazine, Jersey City, NJ. â€œGuacaipuroâ€™s Gold,â€ Vol. 7, No. 2, Chiricu, Indiana State University, Bloomington, In. â€œMoonstruck,â€ Spring 1995, Saint Josephâ€™s Magazine, Jersey. â€œOld Tales,â€ No. 18, 1995, Latino Stuff Review, Miami, Fl. â€œTramps,â€ New Texas 95, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx. Winner of the 1995 Betty Greene Fiction Award. â€œEl Norteno,â€ August 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line. â€œPedro Orozco,â€ October 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line, winner of their first literary contest. Has written six unpublished novels in the past few years . Winner of the 2010 Dirt Rag magazine literary contest with "King of the hill" short story (see October issue).
Kafka's Hairbrush (Story)	by Stefano Boscutti Jan. 31, 2012	4206 words	Read a sample
Author bio: STEFANO BOSCUTTI is an independent writer and director and ideas man. He loves stories about true mavericks and outsiders who want to change the world. Larger than life characters who either wildly succeed or go down in flames. (Often both at the same time.) Boscutti's stories are usually laced with humor and a ton of irony.
Less of Everything	by Dave Shaw Jan. 31, 2012	4690 words	Read a sample
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Modern Art	by Tal Vinnik Jan. 31, 2012	4733 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Tal Vinnik resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, biding his time before fame and success. He has written several short films including Convenience and had a lead role in the award-winning short film, Heart.
The Tube Healer	by Matt Wingett Jan. 31, 2012	14593 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born in Portsmouth in 1968, and have worked variously as a tv scriptwriter, hypnotist, itinerant poet, computer repairer, teach of English as a foreign language, copywriter, rare bookdealer and dealer in vintage clothing. I love my home town of Portsmouth, and have discovered so much about it. In my stories, I just want to tell you more...
The Old Man And The Sea Monster	by Shane Greenhough Jan. 31, 2012	747 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm a South African writer of awesome proportions! My work is simple and fairly direct, if somewhat heavy-handed, with each story carrying an observational message, or moral of sorts. Mostly working in the short story, or flash fiction style I've several pieces in the works that expand upon that theme by bonding a number of shorts into a larger work that weaves a greater tale from the threads of shorter ones. Delving into my professional background seems to me to be uninteresting, so I'm not going to bore you with those details here.
Cutia Pandorei (poveste)	by Adria Martin Jan. 30, 2012	8885 words	Read a sample
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The Celestial Cornet	by Barry Rachin Jan. 30, 2012	2257 words	Read a sample
Author bio: About the Author Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Barry Rachin spent several years stationed in Yokuska, Japan as a Navy medic caring for casualties during the Vietnam War. He has studied at the University of Jerusalem, lived on a kibbutz for a year and holds a degree in clinical counseling from Simmons College. A self-taught woodworker, he presently lives in Attleboro, Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.
Agricultural Production in the Sudan	by Paul Samael Jan. 29, 2012	1024 words	Read a sample
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Going Away	by Jose Rodriguez Jan. 28, 2012	5406 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Biography I was Born in Caracas, Venezuela to Spanish parents. I came to the U.S. in 1980 to study; my parents were glad to buy me a one-way ticket and helped me pack my bags. B.S in Aeronautical Engineering and M.S in Aerospace Engineering. Since then I have worked as an engineer and a computer programmer in the structural timber industry. I'm a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. I used to skydive until I busted a knee in my 985th jump. I took up bicycling and now I'm an avid mountain biker having busted a few body parts and cracked a few helmets on rocky, steep Colorado trails. I enjoy cross country riding at night and down hilling at ski resorts during the summer days. I race BMX. I used to fly small airplanes but let private license expire because it got expensive. Publishing Credits Published work: â€œThe Tomato King,â€ Summer 1994, Saint Josephâ€™s Magazine, Jersey City, NJ. â€œGuacaipuroâ€™s Gold,â€ Vol. 7, No. 2, Chiricu, Indiana State University, Bloomington, In. â€œMoonstruck,â€ Spring 1995, Saint Josephâ€™s Magazine, Jersey. â€œOld Tales,â€ No. 18, 1995, Latino Stuff Review, Miami, Fl. â€œTramps,â€ New Texas 95, University of North Texas, Denton, Tx. Winner of the 1995 Betty Greene Fiction Award. â€œEl Norteno,â€ August 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line. â€œPedro Orozco,â€ October 1996, Hispanic Magazine OnLine, America On Line, winner of their first literary contest. Has written six unpublished novels in the past few years . Winner of the 2010 Dirt Rag magazine literary contest with "King of the hill" short story (see October issue).
Sanitation	by Barry Rachin Jan. 27, 2012	2789 words	Read a sample
Author bio: About the Author Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Barry Rachin spent several years stationed in Yokuska, Japan as a Navy medic caring for casualties during the Vietnam War. He has studied at the University of Jerusalem, lived on a kibbutz for a year and holds a degree in clinical counseling from Simmons College. A self-taught woodworker, he presently lives in Attleboro, Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters.
Detroit Motor City (Cities of the Dead)	by William Young Jan. 27, 2012	3555 words	Read a sample
Author bio: William Young can fly helicopters and airplanes, drive automobiles, steer boats, rollerblade, water ski, snowboard, and ride a bicycle. His career as a newspaper reporter spanned more than a decade at five different newspapers. He has also worked as a golf caddy, flipped burgers at a fast food chain, stocked grocery store shelves, sold ski equipment, worked at a funeral home, unloaded trucks for a department store and worked as a uniformed security guard. He lives in a small post-industrial town along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.
The Last Days of Kafka	by Colin Cohen Jan. 25, 2012	3168 words	Read a sample
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The World Blooms Eternal: Special Preview	by Jason Reiher Jan. 24, 2012	30512 words	Read a sample
Author bio: What do you think this koan means? We wander through life with cloudy eyes, seeing flowers in the empty air, and when the disease of the mind is cured the flowers in empty air vanish
Fidelity: Episodes from Three Lives in Japan	by Alex Shishin Jan. 23, 2012	8866 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Alex Shishin has published fiction, non-fiction and photography in Japan, North America and Europe. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Shishin is a permanent resident of Japan. His recent and significant fiction publications include the following. "Booger Eater" in LITnIMAGE (2010). "Booger Eater Mon Amour" in Eclectica (2010), â€œIn the Valley of Love and Delightâ€ in Eclectica (2007). â€œCounterpartsâ€ in Prairie Schooner (2006). â€œBulldozerâ€ in Fiction Warehouse (2004; winner of an award from storySouth for one of the top online short stories of 2004). "Fish" in Intertext (2003). "The Eggplant Legacy" in Prairie Schooner (2003). Shishin's short story "Mr. Eggplant Goes Home," first published in Prairie Schooner (1996) received an O. Henry Award Honorable Mention in 1997 and was anthologized in Student Body: Stories About Students and Professors (University of Wisconsin Press, 2001). His short story "Shades," originally published in Sunday Afternoon (Kobe, 1992) was anthologized in The Broken Bridge: Fiction from Expatriates in Literary Japan (Stone Bridge Press, 1997) and reprinted by invitation in The East in 1998. â€œThe Bridge of Dreamsâ€ (a novella published with "Predators" by Smashwords) first appeared in The JAIAS Journal (2009). Parts of Shishn's Smashwords novel Nippon 2357 (under the novel's earlier name) were published by Struggle Magazine in the late 1990's. Non-fiction by Shishin has appeared in many diverse journals, which include The Japan Times, The Mainichi Daily News, The Asahi Evening News, The Japan Quarterly, The East and Kyoto Journal. (Kyoto Journal has also published a number of his fiction pieces.) His early literary essays were collected in The Shy Voice in American Literature and Other Selected Critical Works, 1984-1997 (Seiji Shobo, Tokyo, 1997). Shishin has published scholarly articles extensively in Japan and has been anthologized in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Shishinâ€™s book Rossiya: Voices from the Brezhnev Era (a Russian-American memoir of a train odyssey through the Soviet Union and Poland) was published by iUniverse in 2006. It is available as a print-on-demand book from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble the iUniverse online bookstore and a host of other distributors. The e-book edition is available exclusively from the iUniverse online bookstore. In March 2008 Shishin published a collection of photographs entitled Ordinary Strangeness with Viovio in conjunction with his joint exhibition at the Twenty-first Century Museum of Art, Kanazawa, Japan. It is available from the publisher online. Alex Shishin is co-author with Stephan F. Politzer of Four Parallel Lives of Eight Notable Individuals (Smashwords, 2011). Alex Shishin holds degrees in English from the University of California, Berkeley (BA) the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MFA) and the Union Institute and University (PhD). ISBN numbers of Smashwords books: "The Bridge of Dreams" and "Predator": Two Short Novels ISBN 978-1-4523-8979-0 Nippon 2357: A Utopian Ecological Tale ISBN 978-1-4523-6226-7 The Cyber Dust Stories: Lost Internet Short Stories and Essays Centering on Japan ISBN: 978-1-4523-8800-7
çµµæœ¬ã®ããˆãŽã€€Vol.1	by Rey Ayamine Jan. 23, 2012	369 words	Read a sample
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Casting Stones - Prelude	by G. M. Barlean Jan. 22, 2012	4335 words	Sample 15%
Author bio: G. M. (Gina Marie) is married, has two grown children, a Schnauzer and a white cat that sheds on everything. She loves to cook, bake and read. Gina is a cynic hiding in a happy go-lucky womanâ€™s body. She is most definitely not a morning person.
To End It All	by Richard Cheesman Jan. 21, 2012	1321 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Richard Cheesman is a web developer by day, writer by night. 36 years old, married with a wonderful wife, a dog, a cat and a hamster that likes to think it's Steve McQueen (it keeps escaping), Richard likes to settle in front of the laptop and write. Having had good responses to his free shorts, Richard is working on a sequel to Wanderer, along with two novella/novels, one featuring sci-fi corporate espionage and the other a grand space opera of failed colonisation. Visit my website at www.blabr.co.uk for the latest information.
Amour desamour	by abeior djerat Jan. 21, 2012	173984 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Writer from vocation. Published in French-novels, short-stories and poetry. Abeior Djerat is a pen name. I use it because it enables me to talk freely about subjects which I consider important. I pay big attention to 'impulsive 'writing. Like surrealists poets use to say, to write about what your subconscious tells you to. Be yourself. Without the make-up of conventions. This is what I aim through all my books written under the signature Abeior Djerat: a miror of the soul's and body's feelings and moods in very complex situations of life. Ecrivaine de vocation. PubliÃ©e en franÃ§ais avec romans, nouvelles, poÃ¨mes. Abeior Djerat est un pseudonyme. Cela favorise une Ã©criture franche, impulsive, que j'affectionne beaucoup, parce que Ã§a me permet de parler en toute franchise des sujets que je considÃ¨re trÃ¨s importants. Je donne une grande importance Ã l'Ã©criture impulsive. Comme les poÃ¨tes surrÃ©alistes disaient, Ã©crire ce que ton sousconscient te dit. Soi toi-mÃªme. Sans le maquillage des conventions. Le but de mes Ã©critures est ceci: prÃ©senter un miroir des sentiments et des Ã©tats d'Ã¢me de l'esprit et du corps dans des situations trÃ¨s complexes de vie.
A Tale Of Two Sex Crimes	by Anindya Basu Jan. 20, 2012	3188 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Anindya Basu is a former software professional turned writer who lives in Howrah, West Bengal, India. 'The Final War' is his first novel. His passions in life are books, songs and computer games.
Get the Time	by Cameron McFadden Jan. 20, 2012	5578 words	Read a sample
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Recognition	by Jeannie van Rompaey Jan. 20, 2012	2374 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Jeannie van Rompaey MA in Modern Literature, the University of Leicester, writes short stories, novels, plays and poems. Many of her short stories and poems have won competitions and her plays have been presented on the London fringe and in drama festivals. Originally from England, she now lives in Gran Canaria with historian husband, Tony, and they are both artists. Her daughter, Anieka Russell, is a hair and makeup artist for film and theatre based in London.
The War on Horror (Cities of the Dead)	by William Young Jan. 20, 2012	4523 words	Read a sample
Author bio: William Young can fly helicopters and airplanes, drive automobiles, steer boats, rollerblade, water ski, snowboard, and ride a bicycle. His career as a newspaper reporter spanned more than a decade at five different newspapers. He has also worked as a golf caddy, flipped burgers at a fast food chain, stocked grocery store shelves, sold ski equipment, worked at a funeral home, unloaded trucks for a department store and worked as a uniformed security guard. He lives in a small post-industrial town along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania with his wife and three children.
And her mother came too	by Jeannie van Rompaey Jan. 20, 2012	6384 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Jeannie van Rompaey MA in Modern Literature, the University of Leicester, writes short stories, novels, plays and poems. Many of her short stories and poems have won competitions and her plays have been presented on the London fringe and in drama festivals. Originally from England, she now lives in Gran Canaria with historian husband, Tony, and they are both artists. Her daughter, Anieka Russell, is a hair and makeup artist for film and theatre based in London.
De nadagen van Nico	by Patrick Brannigan Jan. 20, 2012	867 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Patrick Brannigan (1971) was matroos op de wilde vaart, soldaat der eerste klasse en kelner op het zonnige Lefkas. In 1998 studeerde hij af als historisch letterkundige aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Patrick ging daarna lange tijd op safari in Afrika. In 2006 schreef hij een vertaling van de avonturen van een 17e-eeuwse VOC-matroos. Sinds enkele jaren richt hij zich op de genreliteratuur, doet actief mee aan verhalenwedstrijden en zit in de redactie van Pure Fantasy Magazine. In 2011 won hij de NCSF-prijs Ã©n de Unleash Award. Patrick woont vlakbij Amsterdam met zijn vrouw en kinderen. Hij staart af en toe in een kampvuur onder invloed van allerhande hallucinogenen, verliest zich in virtuele werelden en werkt ondertussen stug door aan zijn meesterwerk, dat ongetwijfeld de gehele wereld zal veranderen.
A Quiet Man	by Russ Durbin Jan. 19, 2012	1074 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Russ calls himself a "Pennsylvania Hoosier." Born and raised in Indiana, he has lived in Bucks County, PA, for 30 years. He began his career as a newspaper and broadcast journalist in news and sports. After a career in corporate communications, Russ has turned to writing fiction, specializing in short stories. Genres include westerns, sports, historical, romance, and character delineation stories.
The Mortal Hole	by Tom Lichtenberg Jan. 19, 2012	32716 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I write books across a lot of different genres and styles. I've got some sci-fi, some mystery, some satire, some young adult, a little kids' book, and some just plain old-fashioned stories. Most are short and easy to read, are sometimes funny and often feature unexpected endings. Some of my books are related to each other, sharing characters, locales and plots. Snapdragon Alley, Freak City and Dragon Town comprise "The Dragon City Trilogy" The "All Geeked Up" collection includes World Weary Avengers, Ledman Pickup, and In Constant Contact "The Secret Trilogy" is 'Chaos Fiction' and includes Squatter with a Lexus, Secret Sidewalk, and Hidden Highway "Rays and Nights" is a collection of cross-genre stories that share certain characters, and includes the faux-horror Zombie Nights, the sci-fi Death Ray Butterfly and the coming-of age stories of Raisinheart Fissure Monroe features the intrepid private eye, Dawn Debris. Missy Tonight follows Orange Car with Stripes in these stories of Atheist Comic Sci-Fi Pulp Fiction. Golden is a screenplay based on Time Zone. Jimmyland is a screenplay based on Phantom of the Mall. Inspector Mole pops up all over the place. If you like one, chances are you'll like another, and if you don't, well, thanks for giving it a try!
Taming The Tiger	by John Rocha Jan. 19, 2012	2659 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm a British photographer and writer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. My photography is mostly editorial and for stock agencies. As a writer I concentrate mainly on short stories and poetry and also on writing non fiction based on photo technique, travel and antiques I'm married and have a teenage son who loves fantasy fiction
Beauty and the Beast with Two Backs	by Adrianna White Jan. 18, 2012	17014 words	Read a sample
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Father Walther's Temptation	by Donald Francis O'Hare Jan. 18, 2012	60430 words	Read a sample
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Samtal hos chefen	by BjÃ¶rn BjÃ¶rkegren Jan. 17, 2012	402 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I vÃ¤ntan pÃ¥ juridiskt korrekt bolagisering av Firma BjÃ¶rkegren Mat&Kultur i samarbete med SYNTES FÃ–RLAGSVERKSAMHET, Textkollektivet A-4:an samt Reservoar och Majorna Moisture, sÃ¥ lÃ¤gger jag ut nÃ¥gra kortare texter hÃ¤r. God lÃ¤sning pÃ¥ er allihop! /B
Animal Rights Poetry: 25 Inspirational Animal Poems	by Jenny Moxham Jan. 17, 2012	3807 words	Read a sample
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Boys look at the Stars - Ping-Pong	by Enzo Pettinelli Jan. 16, 2012	34887 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Enzo Pettinelli at 8 years old begins to play ping-pong in the parish church of San Martino, in Senigallia. When playing double matches with his twin brother Giovanni as a partner, they are invincible. Enzo, like all children, plays football, volleyball, swims, skates. In skating he is 4th at the National Championship. When he is older he dedicates himself to ping-pong, right up to the National championship of B division. Then he feels that ping-pong can be played in a different way. He is fascinated by the musicality of the rhythm and by the beauty of the technical gesture. He leaves the agonistic activity and dedicates his time teaching this Sport. Three young lyceum students follow him: one of them, Domenico Ubaldi, will become later the President of â€œTennistavolo Senigalliaâ€, a club founded by them in 1959 and in 2010 rewarded by the CONI with the Gold Star for Sports merit. The first Italian titles arrive. For the 100th anniversary of the reunification of Italy, two youngsters of Pettinelliâ€™s school are called to join the national team at the International exhibition in Tourin in 1961. After this event the parish priest of San Martino, Father Giuliano Grassi, covers the courtyard and creates a little gymnasium. A sales representative of sport equipment, Neri Ravini, accidentally sees the gymnasium, he gets touched by seeing so many little children around just one â€œricketyâ€ table, and gives 3 bright new tables as a gift. The game, based on aesthetic beauty and on musicality, gives more incentive and new Italian titles. A sponsor, Otello Montesi, gives economic help, without asking nothing back. The results come and bring the Club at the first place in Italy. The school, already opened, opens further, and receives players from all Italy. Including players that play or have played against each other . Pettinelli will be many times the Italian National teamâ€™s coach, coach of the Republic of San Marino. Honorary Member of the Republic of Malta, for the given collaboration. Among his pupils we remember: Costantini, record of presence with the National team; Moretti, Cardinali and Ricci that will be many times at the World Championship, European Championship and at the Mediterranean Games. The work and passion of this â€œGreat Teacherâ€ for ping-pong, has inspired the film director Claudio Colombo that has realized a feature film, â€œShotâ€, already winner at two festivals, dedicated to him. Among the actors we remember Enrico Beruschi, that has skilfully interpreted Enzo Pettinelliâ€™s part. ITALIANO: Enzo Pettinelli a 8 anni inizia a giocare a ping-pong nella parrocchia di San Martino, nella cittÃ di Senigallia. Nelle partite di doppio in coppia con il fratello gemello Giovanni, sono imbattibili. Enzo, come tutti i bambini, gioca a calcio, pallavolo, nuota, pattina. Nel pattinaggio eâ€™ 4Â° ai Campionati Nazionali. Quando Ã¨ piÃ¹ grande si dedica al ping-pong, fino al Campionato Nazionale di serie B. Poi sente che il ping-pong puÃ² essere giocato in modo diverso. Eâ€™ affascinato dalla musicalitÃ del ritmo e dalla bellezza del gesto tecnico. Abbandona lâ€™attivitÃ agonistica e si dedica allâ€™insegnamento di questo Sport. Lo seguono tre giovani liceali; uno di loro, Domenico Ubaldi, diventerÃ Presidente del â€œTennistavolo Senigalliaâ€, societÃ da loro fondata nel 1959 e premiata dal CONI nel 2010 con la Stella dâ€™Oro al merito sportivo . Arrivano i primi titoli italiani. In occasione del Centenario dellâ€™UnitÃ dâ€™Italia, due giovani della scuola di Pettinelli vengono convocati in azzurro agli Internazionali di Torino del 1961. In seguito il parroco di San Martino, Padre Giuliano Grassi, fa coprire il cortile e crea una palestra. Un rappresentante di articoli sportivi, Neri Ravini , capita per caso nella palestra, si commuove nel vedere tanti bambini intorno a un solo tavolo â€œ sgangherato â€œ, e regala 3 tavoli nuovi di zecca. Il gioco, basato sulla bellezza estetica e sulla musicalitÃ , produce stimoli e nuovi titoli italiani. Uno sponsor, Otello Montesi, fornisce lâ€™aiuto economico, senza chiedere nulla in cambio. Arrivano i risultati che portano la SocietÃ al primo posto in Italia. La scuola, giÃ aperta, si apre ulteriormente, e ospita giocatori da tutta Italia. Compresi avversari che giocano o hanno gareggiato contro. Pettinelli sarÃ piÃ¹ volte tecnico della Nazionale Italiana, tecnico della Repubblica di San Marino. Membro onorario della Repubblica di Malta, per la collaborazione prestata. Tra i suoi allievi si citano: Costantini, record di presenze in azzurro; Moretti, Cardinali e Ricci parteciperanno piÃ¹ volte a Mondiali, Europei ed ai Giochi del Mediterraneo. Il lavoro e la passione di questo â€œGrande Maestroâ€ per il ping-pong, ha ispirato il regista Claudio Colombo che ha realizzato un cortometraggio, â€œShotâ€, vincitore giÃ di due festival, dedicato proprio a lui. Tra gli attori ricordiamo Enrico Beruschi, che ha interpretato magistralmente la parte di Enzo Pettinelli.
One Way Out, Always	by R. M. Fraser Jan. 15, 2012	1502 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I make my home in New England, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I have been writing music, lyrics, and poetry for about twenty years, and finally decided it was time to put some out there and step into the field as a new author. I have recently shifted my focus to short stories and novels, and plan to publish when they are ready. Being a child of culturally Deaf parents has given me what I think is a unique perspective on the world, and I hope it shows in my work. Follow my blog, The Fraser File, for updates on upcoming works, and a little Deaf awareness. You may even find some reviews of other books and local underground music. R. M. Fraser
Alvin's Farm Book 2: The Thorn And The Rose	by Anna Scott Graham Jan. 15, 2012	82802 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A wife of one and mother of three, Anna Scott Graham is an author of free ebooks, a fan of baseball, American football and Wimbledon tennis, and devoted English tea and chocolate enthusiast. Anna lived in Yorkshire, England for eleven years, where in 2006, NaNoWriMo was suggested by her eldest daughter. After that competition, the family returned to Anna's native California, where literary fiction and family sagas explore love and death, disabilities and sexuality, religion and baseball. Besides writing and editing, Anna fills her days with sojourns to the beach, hummingbird observation, floral propagation, and spending time with her better half. Contact her at annascottgraham at gmail dot com with questions, suggestions, favorite types of tea or a hummingbird anecdote. Or anything else that comes to mind...
Two Tales	by Chris Gallagher Jan. 15, 2012	3935 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A poet, lyricist, and novelist.
A world apart and other stories	by Tommy Dakar Jan. 15, 2012	24092 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Born in England Tommy Dakar now lives and works in Granada, Spain. His works have been published to critical acclaim on various literary sites, including Storychord, SNReview, Write this, Write From Wrong, Language and Culture etc He has also been published in Spanish on Palabras Diversas and Ariadna. A collection of short stories, A World Apart and other stories, has recently been published, along with his satirical novel Balls, and The Trap-Door, which is literary fiction. He is also working on another novel, due out soon. Here are some links to hi published work. A World Apart published on Storychord. (http://storychord.blogspot.com/2010/11/issue-17-tommy-dakar-melanie-plummer.html) Also accepted for publication on MondayNightLit. Also published in print form by SNReview, Summer 2011 issue. Bellavista published on Language and Culture (http://www.languageandculture.net/backdrop.html) News of the World published 15th Feb 2011 on WriteFromWrong (http://writefromwrong.com/2011/02/14/fiction-february/#more-636) The Mystery Tour published November 2011 on Write This (www.writethis.com.) La Noche Mas Larga published in Spanish July 2011 at Palabras Diversas (www.palabrasdiversas.com) and Ariadna.com (http://www.ariadna-rc.com/numero51/lab56.htm).
The Beast	by Alianne Donnelly Jan. 14, 2012	24059 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Alianne is an avid lover of stories of all kinds. Having grown up with fairy tales in a place where it almost seemed they were real, it was no surprise when she began making up her own stories. She loves books, music, hiking, and archery, and wonâ€™t shy away from travel and zip lining. Alianne graduated with a business degree and when sheâ€™s not off in the land of fantasy, she lives in California. Her first book, Blood Moons was published in 2010 through the wonderful Liquid Silver Books and has gotten some great reviews so far. It was even nominated by The Romance Reviews for Best Romantic Science Fiction/Fantasy in 2010.
Karl - A Psychiatric Story	by John Rocha Jan. 14, 2012	1858 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm a British photographer and writer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. My photography is mostly editorial and for stock agencies. As a writer I concentrate mainly on short stories and poetry and also on writing non fiction based on photo technique, travel and antiques I'm married and have a teenage son who loves fantasy fiction
The Final War	by Anindya Basu Jan. 13, 2012	113052 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Anindya Basu is a former software professional turned writer who lives in Howrah, West Bengal, India. 'The Final War' is his first novel. His passions in life are books, songs and computer games.

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